Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy
3100a stewart creek drive · Canmore · T1W3M6 · The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division
One of Canmore’s 2 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy. Every school in and around Canmore →
What stands out about Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy
- With 594 students it is bigger than three in four all grades schools in Alberta (middle: 233).
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 16% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division.
How Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 79% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 16% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A results band for Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, and no letter
The second fifth in Alberta is where Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see Canmore’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Catholic schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy | English Catholic | English | Second fifth | |
| École Notre-Dame des Monts | French public | French | Middle fifth | 0.3 km |
Schools for every grade near Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy
Who runs Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy?
The board is The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division; Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy is English Catholic.
What language does Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy?
Nearby: École Notre-Dame des Monts (0.3 km).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – Alberta) · Alberta Education and Childcare, PAT multiyear school results (core courses pooled). Alberta’s own notes: breaches in 2021–22, wildfires in 2022–24, the January 2026 sitting cancelled, pilot-curriculum students excused. Open Government Licence – Alberta. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).